I met Nancy Britz, the hybridizer of Sagamore Linda Murphy, many years ago. She helped us choose this daylily to name in honor of my Mother, Linda Murphy, an avid gardener. She and the generations before her gave me my love of the garden.
'Before' is noted as being nocturnal, opening around midnight ... I generally see it begin to open by late afternoon, early evening... literally, the buds are starting to spread by 5 o'clock in the evening. And very early morning, they are fully open and have begun curling (never the same from bloom to bloom or day to day).
At 5 or 6 in the morning, the flowers are fully open to the day and covered with dew... I have noted, on several occasions, that the intensity of the green throat can be extremely vibrant before 6 a.m. It will pale somewhat as the day begins and soften as the sun begins to hit the blooms, but that early intensity is so strong you might think the photos have been tweaked - not the case. The camera can barely do justice to this lovely daylily.
My first red daylily, purchased in 1979. Thought I had taken it with me when I moved, but it was lost. Searched for 43 years, finally saw it listed at Olallie Daylily Gardens last year. Bought it, bloomed today, 44 years wait is over.
This daylily just glows like a neon sign! It's so beautiful. It is coral, orange, pink, peach and has an orchid midrib. It puts on a good show for me every year. This plant makes big gorgeous blooms in the ground or potted. If you are looking for an attention grabber, get this daylily!
This daylily sports a very fiery red orange bloom and is very deep in color near to the throat making it look very striking. But it is very short scaped in my garden. It's registered at 32 inches. I see nothing close to that height, mine only gets to about 8 to 10 inch scapes at the most. Very squat daylily in my south VA zone 7a garden.
This plant has the best looking foliage in the garden today. It has almost no yellowing dying leaves and stands out as being the greenest foliage by far. Plan to work it into more of my crosses.
This cultivar is always larger than the registered size here in 7a- massive blooms, often around 9"! Occasionally (but not often) throws up a rebloom scape, too.
I acquired this daylily both intentionally (from Oakes, though I didn't realize it was unregistered) and unintentionally (from Smokey's, when I got it instead of Fol De Rol). It's growing well here in Zone 7b Winston-Salem, NC.)
I do not believe Pauline Henry is the hybidizer for this daylily. As I remember a nursery, which I have forgotten the name of in South Carilina, did this one in honor of Pauline Henry. They had a good working relation with Pauline.
The blooms on this cultivar have a wonderful habit of closing up neatly and as tightly as a bud when they are finished. I wish all daylilies had this self-grooming trait!
Both my images were taken at the same time from different angles, which caused the lighting to change. The "pinker" version is closer to the in-person color.
Note that although this name is not registered with the AHS, it is a valid cultivar name. The purveyor puts the name in single quotes and has published a sufficient description of it. I will post a picture of the pot tag.
This cultivar is astonishingly fragrant! Especially in the evening, it emits a level of fragrance that has one sniffing around trying to figure out who's doing laundry, and wanting to find out which floral fabric softener is being used so one can add it to the shopping list. Wonderful!
This little beauty really popped on its first bloom in my garden. It is red and yellow, not tan, for me in Zone 13. And the heavy ruffling and yellow edge is delightful. So sweet!
'Stella Supreme' is a valid cultivar name, however it is not registered with the American Hemerocallis Society, so it is not in that database. Because it is not registered with AHS, it is not eligible for any AHS awards. Nor can it be exhibited in AHS accredited daylily shows.
This is a commercially propagated Daylily cultivar. Unlike many of those, it is not a patented daylily, nor is there any indication on sites selling it that the name is a trademark. It can be freely propagated and distributed under the name 'Stella Supreme' by anyone.
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